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Sage and Spice by Henry McLemore in Aytona Beach
A memory essay blends humor and local color. Catherine, the household poet laureate, lights the day with rhyme and antics from vacuuming to driving appliances. Uncle Ben recalls ocean firsts, and a convalescent hospital visit adds wartime recollections and a Purple Heart joke.
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Aytona Beach
Catherine—cook
Catherine
Marquette
Uncle Ben
Uncle Remus
Henry
Mister Henry
Welch Convalescent Hospital
Italy